About
Soviet chess master who won the Soviet Championship in 1955 and 1979.
Before fame
He was an athlete and excelled in basketball as a young man.
Trivia
He won four Ukrainian Championship titles, was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions, and he had a doctorate in physical education.
Family life
He was born to a Jewish family in the U.S.S.R.
Associated with
He was a contemporary of Grandmaster Alexander Kotov.
